photocomposition

[foh-toh-kom-puh-zish-uhn]

pho·to·com·po·si·tion

[foh-toh-kom-puh-zish-uhn]
noun Printing.
any method of composition using photography, as composition by means of a photocomposer.


Origin:
1925–30; photo- + composition
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Photocomposition has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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photocomposition (ˌfəʊtəʊˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən)
 
n
printing photosetting, Also called: phototypesetting typesetting by exposing type characters onto photographic film or photosensitive paper in order to make printing plates

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